Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-04-29
GRAPHICS.

Seed buckwheat for sale at Hal
laday Brothers.
B. F. Ilginfritz will make you a
first class shoe for three dollars.
Go to Henry Hannah's barber
shop, on the south side of the
square, to get shaved.
At B. F. Ilgenfritz's shoe shop
west side of the square, you can
get sewed boot for seven dollars.
Cyclones did considerable DANA
ge in Kansas, Arkansas, Missou-
ri, Kentuck Y and Mississippi,
Thursday and Friday of last week.
The returns for county COM
missioner are all in excepting one
district. As the vote now stands
Brown has majority of 213. As
soon as the lost district is heard
from we will give full returns.
The protracted meeting at the
Southern Methodist Church is
progressing nicely. Several have
manifested disire for prayers
and some have been converted
already.
We call the attention in this
Graphic to the advertisement of
Kellogg Brothers & Graves, also
to the noted trotter, Walter G. who
has record of 2,42J. We under
stand Mr.. Graves, refused $500
for him last week.
About twenty Of our Kirksville
Oddfellows were at Greentop on
Tuesday attending the celebration
of the 6Sth anniversary of that
order, and from the way they talk
the people of that place cannot
easily be outdone in the matter of
genuine hospitality. All speak in
the highest terms of the lecture
delivered by Rev. 81. A. Northcutt.
BERTHE Brigham, the little ten
year-old son of Theodore Brigham
destroyedhis right eye with mig
ger shooter Tuesday. When pull
ling the rubber his hold slipped
and the string flew back in such a
way as to hurl the missile into his
completely destroying the
sight. DR.. Strickland has charge
of the patient, who is doing well
Notwithstanding the terrible pain
he endures.
1t is predicted that the 'Star of
Bethlehem" will appear this year
for the sixth time since the birth
of Christ. This star is said to be
directly north of the North star,
and to be visible in its dazzling
light, at MONDAY. It'll solar orb,
many times the magnitude Of our
sun, whose orbit is yet uncalculat-
ed by any astronomer.
The piano has kept many a
good girl from getting a desirable
husband. The average girl plays
just well enough to show how
much she doesn't know about
music. The girl who cau't play a
pote, but can bake a good loaf of
bread is the girl that is mighty
scarce but very desirable in the
matrimonial markets.. Louis
Chronicle.
The herd of short horns belong
ing to the estate of Mr.. T. c.
Campbell brought excellent prices
at the fine stock sale at LaPlata
Wednesday of this week. Prices
were generally better than last
year and we are pleased to note
that several fine animals were
purchased by Adair county men.
Hamilton d sons, bought three of
the finest of the Campbell herd.
7. w. Prentice of Pure Air and
Geo. Meeks of Willard, also Sc
cured valuable animals.
An uncommonly rare scene was
Witnessed in our town on Friday
last. The Cornelius brothers, sew
In number, two of whom are resi-
dents of Knox county, four reside
in Kansas and one in Nebraska.
The eldest of whom is 65 years OF
age and the youngest 55 years, but
ten years intervening between
their respective ages; all hale and
hearty and each standing 6 feet
and over in height. The brothers
came to our town for the purpose
of having their pictures taken in a
group, before returning to their
respective homes. Emil Buehne1
our new artist, secured the work
and will soon have them complet-
ed. The scene was grand as
well as impressive. Grand to wit
ness that number of honest, noble
men and brothers with their silver
locks, sitting in group. impress.
from the fact that they realize this
as their last meeting on earth In